Maddalena Gonzaga

Maddalena Gonzaga (10 July 1472-8 August 1490) was the first wife of Giovanni Sforza.

Biography
Maddalena Gonzaga was the daughter of Federico I Gonzaga and Margaret of Bavaria, and she was the sister of Francesco II Gonzaga. On 27 October 1489, she married Giovanni Sforza, Lord of Pesaro. The House of Sforza and the House of Gonzaga became allies as a result of the wedding, and Maddalena became pregnant only a few months after the marriage. Unfortunately, she died while giving birth in 1490, and her husband would remarry to Lucrezia Borgia.